Bentwood Furniture
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Teak, Bentwood
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Finnish Country Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Plywood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1950s French Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Beech
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1990s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Polish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Wool, Oak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Glass, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rosewood, Teak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rosewood, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Glass, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Czech Other Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1980s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paper
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Bentwood
Antique, New and Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture has become very popular in interiors over the years. Today bentwood chairs, tables, sofas and pendants are receiving striking modern interpretations from makers like Thonet, which are being carried on by the next generation.
Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique. Thonet in 1856 patented a method for bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame. Bentwood was embraced by design greats ranging from Josef Hoffmann to Gio Ponti, and Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto for its versatility, timelessness and simple elegance.
In the Czech Republic — home to a range of talented but unsung mid-century modern and Art Deco designers — the company TON held a bentwood furniture exhibition in Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in recent years. TON manufactures their bentwood furniture in the same workshops where Michael Thonet set up his operations in the 1800s.
Sophisticated bentwood furniture designs include Alvar Aalto’s cantilever lounge chairs, Italian designer Luigi Crassevig’s 1970s rocking chairs — which feature cane seats — curvaceous hanging lamps and other lighting by Spanish architect José Antonio Coderch and lots more.
Find a collection of antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture on 1stDibs.